In spite of the political conflict and unrest underway in Mali, a Books for Africa container of 22,000 books, including a Thomson Reuters law/human rights library, arrived safely in Bamako, Mali. The shipment was unfortunately delayed for several months until it was confirmed safe to transport them to the capitol city. The books are currently …
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Super Bowls, commercials and trademarks
The Super Bowl is almost as well known for its commercials as it is for the game itself. The commercials are also well known to attorneys, since trademark infringement against the NFL is becoming a major issue. Greg Korn of Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump and Aldisert LLP discusses some of the pitfalls that await businesses …
Westlaw Editorial team’s top cases of 2012
Over the past few weeks, the Westlaw Insider blog has been featuring posts from the Westlaw Editorial team, who analyze cases, statutes and Headnotes, as well as the rest of our editorial enhancements. This series provides a concise review of some of the most important court cases of last year. While explaining the legal significance …
Can your computer conduct document reviews?
This post was written by Patricia Taylor. In complex litigation, document review is often the timeliest and most costly aspect of the discovery process. A recent ruling in a Virginia court and a 2011 article published in the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology may change that. In June 2012, a Virginia state court judge …
Understanding transactional attorneys in their native habitat
How can we better understand our customers and their needs? That’s a question a research team from the Thomson Reuters legal businesses has been working to answer through ethnography, a research method that focuses on observation rather than inquiry. Ethnographic research is a branch of anthropology that uses observational methods to gather empirical data to …
Thomson Reuters to acquire Practical Law Company
This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms I’m pleased to announce that Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Practical Law Company, the London-based provider of practical legal know-how and workflow tools to law firms and corporate law departments. Practical Law Company’s strength is its focus upon …
Don’t Tweet That! Legal Current Podcast December 2012
Our episode this month highlights some great legal aspects of interesting news stories. To start, our “Chaos in the Courts”segment talks how not to use Twitter during a natural disaster. Then in our “On the Blawgs” segment, we feature a story how not to use Instagram when you’re voting Our interview segment is with Christopher …
Connecting what matters: Clients weigh in on law office workflow
In today’s economy, departments in corporations across the globe are being forced to do more with less, while under increasing pressure to deliver greater value to their organizations. Legal departments are no exception. But what if there were significant opportunities for corporate counsel to increase the efficiency of their departments and better meet the legal …
Growth in IP Litigation
Christopher D. Bright, an attorney with McDermott Will & Emery LLP talks about why IP litigation is one of the fastest-growing practice areas in law. Listen to the episode now by clicking the Play button on the built-in player below, or to download the podcast, right-click here .
Thomson Reuters announces 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators
Thomson Reuters has announced the 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators list, honoring 100 corporations and institutions around the world that are at the heart of innovation as measured by a series of proprietary patent-related metrics. The full report is available at http://www.top100innovators.com. Financial analysis of the acknowledged companies gives credence to their significance in that …
